Description
Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. In 0.9-rc2 and earlier, avahi-daemon can be crashed by sending 2 unsolicited announcements with CNAME resource records 2 seconds apart.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| avahi | avahi | <= 0.9-rc2 |
References
- https://github.com/avahi/avahi/commit/9c6eb53bf2e290aed84b1f207e3ce35c54cc0aa1Patch
- https://github.com/avahi/avahi/issues/678Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/avahi/avahi/security/advisories/GHSA-56rf-42xr-qmmgExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 12, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed